Fish Archives - CSIROscope

The mysterious beast of Ningaloo Reef: revealing the secrets of whale sharks

We’re uncovering the secrets of whale sharks by tracking their movements at Ningaloo Reef.

Oceans

A helping hand for a unique, spotty Tasmanian

Spotted Handfish may be critically-endangered, but with the help of a captive breeding program their future is looking considerably less murky.

You never know what you’ll find in the Abyss

The depths of the ocean are one of Earth's most inaccessible and unexplored environments, and getting a sneak peek into what lives down there can provide great insight into managing marine diversity.

One fish, two fish, what is this new fish?

Understanding which fish species occur where, and identifying new fish species, is the starting point for managing our marine biodiversity.

Environment

Tintype specimens: Our Australian National Fish Collection in noir

Our fish collection was seen through a different lens during a photoshoot using techniques from the 1850s.

Oceans

4 things you didn’t know about white sharks

In a world first, we've used a combination of tracking technologies to estimate the Australian white shark populations.

Helping put the Great Barrier Reef on the road to recovery

With the help of science the Great Barrier Reef can repair itself.

Eddy currents: enter the whirlpool

What do the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Australian freshwater eel have in common?

Oceans

Quiz ahoy! How deeply do you know our oceans?

There's so much more to our oceans than the very edges we see when we rush to the shores in the summer months.

Environment

Horses for courses: Horse-y animals that don’t run races

They say it’s the race that stops a nation, but let’s face it: The Melbourne Cup isn’t for everyone. But if you aren’t a cup fan, there are still lots of nice horses that have nothing to do with horse racing.

Super size me! Sponges and more discoveries from Investigator’s north west trip

Following decades of heavy trawling off the north-west shelf of Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers will assess how the region has recovered, providing scientific advice to guide sustainable fishing practices both in Australia and internationally.

What creatures lurk in the deep abyss?

An international research team has just returned from a voyage of deep sea discovery in Australia's eastern abyss. Check out the mysterious creatures they found in the deepest, darkest chasms of the ocean.

Fish